Questions about Magento should be asked at https://magento.stackexchange.com/. Magento is an e-commerce platform written in PHP atop the Zend framework, available under both open-source and commercial licenses. Questions about programming with Magento are off-topic here.
Magento is an e-commerce platform written in php atop the zend framework, available under both open-source and commercial licenses. It is written in an advanced object-oriented idiom that uses the MVC pattern and xml configuration files, aiming for flexibility and extensibility. It is owned and maintained by Magento Inc., which is backed by Permira. (Magento About Us)
Editions
1. Magento Community Edition - Free open source code; pay for services and add-ons. Developers and merchants with generally under $50M in online sales and fewer than 50,000 unique visitors per month. Magento offers no technical support, warranties or indemnification.
2. Magento Enterprise Edition – This is also a Commercial edition. Annual fees start at $15,550 with a premium version starting at $49,990 annually. It is recommended for mid to large size businesses with revenue in excess of $15M in online sales and over 25,000 unique visitors per month. Magento provides full support, warranty and indemnification. It also has the added benefit of having code-level access.
Links
- Magento homepage
The main site where you can download the code. There is also a forum and documentation. - Tutorials on SiteGround
Lots of tutorials on installation, creating and managing a website with Magento - Magento Community video tutorials
Magento Community on YouTube - Magento Stack Exchange
Stack Exchange's dedicated Magento site. Questions about programming themes, drop-ins and plugins and about the administration of Magento are on topic there. - Code source on GitHub
- Add-ons
You can install additional packages from Magento Connect. Packages are available for commercial and free versions. Magento 2 extensions are available at Magento Marketplace
